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There was no pond here before. This is the area for the pond in a North Dallas back yard. Photos and work, September 2008. | ![]() |
Cut to the chase - no in progress pics taken, we built this in 2 or 3 days. | ![]() |
Waterfall closeup. The water is still a bit murky from dust off of the rocks, but it did clear. There is absolutely no mortar anywhere on this pond. Some waterfall foam - chemically inert. Most of the rocks are just stacked and centered so that gravity and inertia hold them in place. | ![]() |
The new waterfall - side view. There is a wide plant ledge in this area as well! The island is a flat piece of moss rock on a milk crate - no concrete blocks in this pond to grow algae. I expect it to be more beautiful next September, not an algae pit. | ![]() |
Fish on steps. Most of the bottom of this pond is bare liner, but since the small dogs were doubtless going to do a little exploring, we built stepped plant shelves and surfaced them with stone to protect the liner from puppy claws. | ![]() |
About 10 days later, after the water began to clear. Photo taken too late in the day to really show how crystal clear this pond is./td> | ![]() |
Some of the dust settled on the stones, but you can see each stone much better in this late afternoon photo. | ![]() |
Extra shot while still muddy. | ![]() |
Another shot cleared. There is a difference. | ![]() |
A year makes a difference too. Summer, I think July, 2009. The plants could use some thinning. | ![]() |
Summer, 2009. Clarity is not an issue. | ![]() |
The falls have some algae on them. The plants are, ahem, profuse. | ![]() |
But the rest of the yard is a garden too. It all works out. Summer 2009. | ![]() ![]() |
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